Manulife core earnings surge in Q1 on contribution from higher new business
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This article was published 05/05/2021 (1957 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
TORONTO – Manulife Financial Corp. says its core net profits surged in the first quarter but overall net income attributed to shareholders was lower due to a steepening yield curve in North America.
The insurer and financial services company says its core earnings were $1.63 billion or 82 cents per diluted share for the three months ended March 31, compared with $1.03 billion or 51 cents per share a year earlier.
It benefited from seed money investments in new segregated and mutual funds, higher new business in Asia and the U.S. and core investment gains.
Including one-time adjustments, Manulife earned $783 million or 38 cents per share, down from $1.3 billion or 64 cents per share in the first quarter of 2020.
The impact of the yield curve on net income was partially offset by higher core earnings and improved investment-related experience.
Total new business increased 27.7 per cent to $599 million with Asia increasing 34 per cent to $477 million, Canada flat at $78 million, and U.S. up 22 per cent to $44 million.
Manulife was expected to report 77 cents per share in core earnings, according to financial data firm Refinitiv.
“We delivered very strong operating results in the first quarter of 2021, driven by double-digit growth in core earnings across all of our operating segments,” stated CEO Roy Gori.
“While the overall impact of higher interest rates is positive over the long term for our Company, higher risk-free rates and a steepening yield curve within North America impacted net income in the quarter.”
The Toronto-based company, which has more than 37,000 employees across the world, says it has been working on cutting expenses and expanding its footprint in Asia through partnerships with banks in Indonesia and Vietnam.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 5, 2021.
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